All of the institutions are named "Concordia"—a reference to the Latin title of The Book of Concord, the collection of Lutheran confessions—and all include professional church work programs as part of their curricula.
During that time, visiting students are considered to be enrolled at both CUS institutions simultaneously.
The 2019 convention of the LCMS passed Resolution 7-03 to create a new governance model for the schools.
In February 2021, a committee appointed by the synod's board of directors tentatively proposed a new model under which each school's board of regents and administration would be responsible for its own property and business matters, while the CUS would be replaced with a Commission on University Education which would govern the "ecclesiastical functions and connections of the schools" and would establish "ecclesiastical accreditation process".
The plan is not complete and the committee is receiving comments from interested parties in the LCMS.